Top 10 Deadliest Snakes in the World

The Black Mamba is definitely not the most venomous snake but that doesn't mean its not the deadliest. Let's compare it to the most venomous snake in the world the Inland Taipan and the result will blow your mind away.

Although the Inland Taipan has much more damaging venom it is restricted to arid environments in the middle of nowhere, is a fairly small snake, and has a generally okay tempermant.

The black mamba is fast, agressive, barely ever dry bites, is found in all habitats, is much more common than the Inland Taipan and it injects more venom than it.

Black mambas will lose a battle with King cobras anytime of the day. But as a human I would much rather encounter a king cobra than the likes of a black mamba. You can't run from them... too fast. You can't dodge a strike because it's nearly quicker than a speeding bullet and it strikes repeatedly. Knowing that only 1 bite can kill a adult in 20 to 45 min. Imagine what 5 or 6 strikes could do to you? So I rest my case. Black mambas win.

The black mamba is one of the most aggressive venomous snakes and is the fastest snake of them all. It is known for its black mouth and black back. Their neurotoxin can kill a fully grown man in less than 45 minutes and they are so stealthy that when you notice it, it is too late. The black mamba is my favorite snake of all time.

The Black Mamba's venom attacks the nervous system, and can cause a victim's heart to stop. The venom can kill in TWENTY minutes. And if that isn't bad enough, it can slither as fast as the average human can run, so you likely can't outrun it. This, in my opinion, is the WORLD'S DEADLIEST SNAKE.

Even though the Black Mamba is considered the deadliest it's been proven that the Cobra can kill you the fastest. A bite from a Cobra can kill you within minutes. A bite from a Mamba will be a slow and agonizing death.

If you categorize on accord of toxic intensity then inland is first above all. But we are rating snakes as per all criteria. Such as-1) Venom above 200mg which can kills 25 adults at a time.2) it can spit to eyes if it sees bigger animal.3) it can kill like a python.3) it eats mainly other snakes like rattle snake, krait etc. And the only snake eater among snakes.4) unlike black mamba which are generally shy and don't attack if not threatened, king cobra attack if they see you in their territory.5) it's the only snake which makes nest like a bird nest and watch the eggs until they hatch.6) it can stand 1/3rd of it's body (18.6 ft max length) with its hood wide open which makes it look more scarier.7) it can bite from a distance of more than 2 meters (nearly 3 mtr).8) more human killings than any-other snake in the world. THAT IS ENOUGH to describes to be a king among all poisonous.

There was a show on animal planet called The Most Extreme, (which I made a list for the best episodes of, that only I had voted on so go check that list out), and on the show they would count down the animals of a category 10 to 1. One of the episodes was Deadly Snakes, and on it King Cobra was number 1. And in case you were wondering Inland Taipan was number 2, and Black Mamba was number 3 on the list.

This has to be the absolute deadliest. It kills the inland taipan AND black mamba. Also, this snake kills more humans and animals than any other snake. AND it injects the most poison than any other snake in each bite, this changes the tide against the black mamba, giving the cobra the advantage if they ever came face to face, plus it neurotoxins act extremely fast

This list is so wrong. Inland taipans have venom over 100 times stronger than that of almost all snakes ahead of it on this list. Anacondas haven't ever even been known to kill people! Cobras kill more than taipans do, but that's because taipans don't go near humans. One drop of their venom kills 100 men. Here's the venom levels of all other snakes ahead of it:
Tiger snake: Maybe three-quarters the venom level of a taipan.
Rattlesnake: Nothing compared to taipans.
Anacondas: No venom at all.
Cobras: Nothing compared to taipans.
Vipers: Very little compared to taipan.
Mambas: They are less potent than taipans.

I am seriously so sick and tired of hearing people say that Inland Taipan is the most dangerous snake in the world because it has the most lethal toxin. Guys, there's more to Deadliness then just how strong you are. The Inland Taipan is strong, but it's incredibly shy. The Inland Taipan will almost never attack a human unless they feel super threatened. On top of that, that would also mean that very few people die to this thing. Just because you have the most potent venom doesn't make the deadliest.

One of the only snakes that will deliberately chase and hunt you down, the rest are just scared of you and the easiest escape route is the way your going.

It is the most venomous, I will grant you that so it does belong here, but it not the deadliest and is shy so again it belongs here. The only time it is extremely deadly is in captivity, where it will kill anything in its way to the exit or just if the animal is in captivity with it, in clouding females of the same species!

The anaconda is not a poisonous or venomous snake. It is a constrictor. The anaconda wraps its body around the victim like a coil and squeezes and tightens until the victim is crushed to death. The anaconda is extremely heavy and muscular. An infant anaconda's constriction is about as strong as a Harley Davidson motorbike being placed on a adult humans chest. A mature/adult anaconda's constriction is the equivalent of a double decker bus being pushed down on an adult humans chest. The snake eats you whole from the head first. It has loose but fixed teeth which move like rows of feet. This helps the anaconda eat its large prey. The teeth help slide the prey into the snakes mouth. The anaconda is not the most deadly snake ever among all the species but it is the deadliest constrictor and one of the most popular snakes. The anaconda isn't aggressive as much on land as it is in water. The anaconda waits in murky brown water (camouflaged by its skins equally brown colour) waiting for ...more

They do perhaps not pose the most immediate threat to people of all the snakes on this list, most of which are venomous ones that are confirmed to be responsible for a substancial amount of human fatalities. However, the anaconda - being the largest snake species in the world as far as body mass goes, reaching over 27ft and 500 lbs, as recognised by Guinness World Records - is a constrictor. This means that while opportunistically hunting, they lie in ambush, waiting for their prey to approach. As soon as the prey item is within striking rage, they lunge forward and bite, using their six rows of recurved, razor-sharp teeth to latch onto the prey while coiling its body around it, so that it, within seconds, can start constricting. Anacondas have been known to exert a pressure of 90 psi while constricting. This implies that the killing is much quicker and more efficient than simply strangulation/asphyxiation, as that force is also capable of stopping blood flow, snapping necks, breaking ...more

This guy might not be the longest snake (reticulated python) but, it's the heaviest snake, you do not want to be constricted by this guy, must be a painful and slow death.

This is actually considered the deadliest snake in the world. It's very large, powerful and aggressive. Not a snake you want to encounter.

The death Adder is the deadliest snake in the whole world. I've come face to face with it and nearly died!

This animal is one of the most dangerous animals in the world, it should be in the Top 5.

If you must know, most bites are no longer fatal. It was deadly, but there is a cure now.

This should be second

Wow funny name! I think if you were to come to this guy, you should tell him he has a funny name!

Boomslang skin is in poly juice potion from harry potter. there real?!

Yeah. He's/She's either just being a troll, doesn't know the actual power of a Boa Constrictor, or maybe he's/she's confused it for a Titanaboa. The Titanaboa was a snake that lived back in the prehistoric times and was the largest snake to ever live. So large, that if they were to swallow an average human, no bulge would show. Just like the anaconda and python, they were constrictors. This snake fed on crocodiles, and sometimes they would eat even larger reptiles.

Ok, you people are VERY misinformed, this snake is clearly a BCI or a BCC which pose little to no threat to people, if it was a titanoboa, it would say titanoboa, so no, this snake does NOT belong here, it can't and won't kill you, and can not eat a dinosaur or a crocodile. The titanoboa is another snake on the list.

How does the person below me know that?

They are quite poisonous, indeed. It's said that Cleopatra was bitten by one, which was the cause of her death.

Constrictors, I have read are the most dangerous snakes in the world. The ones that get really large and heavy, like Burmese or reticulated Pythons, or anacondas, can easily crush the life out a grown man in a matter of minutes. There's no anti-venom to protect you against having your body crushed to death, your organs destroyed, and all the air squeezed out of your lungs. Several years ago, I heard a story of a guy that was killed by his Burmese Python when attempting to feed it solo. The snake quickly overpowered him and that was all she wrote. They also did an experiment where they hooked a paramedic to a machine designed to replicate a constrictor on a man, utilizing the same pressure that is exerted by the snakes. They attached life monitoring devices to the man's body and then began to squeeze. I'm less than 3 minutes, they had to disconnect because he was being crushed to death. It's true that the snake has to try to kill you if they are constrictors as opposed to just ...more